Hardware installation

The Kick-off! unit connects to one of your computer's Universal Serial Bus ("USB") ports (as labelled with the symbol to the right) to communicate with the software. It also connects to your power receptacle to enable hardware restarting. Refer to the diagram below:



1.	Shut down your computer normally.
2.	Disconnect the power cord (A) from the back of your computer.
3.	Connect Kick-off!'s power cord (B) to the back of your computer.
4.	Connect your computer's power cord (A) to the inlet on Kick-off!
5.	Connect Kick-off!'s USB cable (C) to one of the USB ports on your computer.

When you've finished installing the hardware, see Software installation.

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Software installation